Died in jail or a lockup
Eliza Woods
Eliza Woods, a Black woman in her fifties, was held at the jail in Jackson, Tennessee, in August 1886. According to the Macon Beacon, a mob took her from the jail and hanged her from a tree in the courthouse yard. The paper reports that the mob acted after a chemical analysis of her stomach angered local residents.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Eliza Woods from the Jackson, Tenn. jail and hanged her from a tree in the court-house yard.
Reported by: news reports.